Hedge Trimming - a dangerous occupation

[Smudger]

Of course, I was expecting to have to get a new charger as well. So even more reason to go with a drill and driver set, plus 2 batteries (li-ion) and charger, for £140-ish. It's just I can't justify that for putting up 1 or 2 curtain rails a year...

[Zak33]

the ONLY way to trim a hedge using a simple and very safe chainsaw

[jimbouk]

I was hoping they did a Li-ion battery that fits where the ni-cd one used to, my use of the drill is so infrequent that whenever I go to use it, the batteries have both died.

Yeah, got rid of a perfectly good drill because the batteries were always flat and stopped holding charge for more than a couple of minutes use. Was just a Worx drill but it was 18V and had enough puff to get through everything I needed. Went for an Erbauer 18V Li-Ion one from Screwfix, not as good at the actual drilling but the batteries stay charged and it's lighter.

Re hedge trimmer, again from Screwfix, picked up the 'Titan' cordless hedge and grass trimmers. They don't appear to sell them anymore but it's handy having two batteries. 18V Li-ion jobs again. Not going to get through a trunk but I was surprised how much hedge I did manage to hack through with it.

[Smudger]

I was tempted by the strimmer (Ryobi) as well, but I've already got two perfectly good (wired) ones that I got in a Flymo package. It was cheaper to get the lawnmower and strimmer together than just the mower. So when the mower broke, I got another pack, and now have 2 strimmers. Not sure if I can come up with a safe fighting game to play with them...

[DanceswithUnix]

Of course, I was expecting to have to get a new charger as well. So even more reason to go with a drill and driver set, plus 2 batteries (li-ion) and charger, for £140-ish. It's just I can't justify that for putting up 1 or 2 curtain rails a year...

Seems expensive. I went with one of these, which oddly was cheaper with two batteries than one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Cordl...dp/B00L3XK06C/

It takes the same battery as my hedge trimmer, so I have three now.

Annoyingly I thought the Bosch garden strimmer was a bit rubbish, so got a Qualcast branded one (Homebase really) for that. 18V, different battery and charger. I think the companies are seeing this like a land-grab to get customers to buy into their battery "standard".

Yeah, got rid of a perfectly good drill because the batteries were always flat and stopped holding charge for more than a couple of minutes use.

I have an old 12V ni-cad drill kicking around. Just in case I ever get to wire it up to an old car battery and use it to drive a go kart or something, I am holding onto it. Two speed gearbox, variable speed control & bags of torque, seems a waste not to drive *something* with it

[jimbouk]

I have an old 12V ni-cad drill kicking around. Just in case I ever get to wire it up to an old car battery and use it to drive a go kart or something, I am holding onto it. Two speed gearbox, variable speed control & bags of torque, seems a waste not to drive *something* with it

Haha I'm not sure I ever actually binned mine or whether it's just in the shed gathering dust. I'm sure it could be used by someone for something at some point in the future...

[DanceswithUnix]

Haha I'm not sure I ever actually binned mine or whether it's just in the shed gathering dust. I'm sure it could be used by someone for something at some point in the future...

I suspect back-driving the drill gearbox would be a Bad Thing so I would have to chain drive through a freewheel.

I think something like the old Sinclair C5 made using modern compact motors and a slide on 18V li-ion battery pack would be neat.

[MaddAussie]

I have the hammer drill, driver and a dust buster mini vacuum from the One range, been umming and ahhh over the impact driver...

[Saracen]

the ONLY way to trim a hedge using a simple and very safe chainsaw

Hey, I didn't give permission for you to film me.

Don't you dare release the one of me toasting my cheese on toast with a flamethrower. How was I supposed to know you stored petrol in that shed, anyway? The trees will grow back. Eventually.

[Jowsey]

Hey, I didn't give permission for you to film me.

Don't you dare release the one of me toasting my cheese on toast with a flamethrower. How was I supposed to know you stored petrol in that shed, anyway? The trees will grow back. Eventually.

The eyebrows, and first few layers of skin may be a different story...

[Smudger]

Seems expensive. I went with one of these, which oddly was cheaper with two batteries than one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Cordl...dp/B00L3XK06C/

I think it's £78 for the Ryobi Combi drill on its own, with 2 batteries. The Bosch equivalent of the combi/impact driver pack I was going to go for would be this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Cordl...+impact+driver

so a few quid either way. I did get some birthday money, not sure what to spend it on...